Service Star (Congo)
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title:
Service Star (Congo)
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The Service Star was a civil decoration in the Congo Free State created by a decree of the king-sovereign, Leopold II, on 16 January 1889. It was given to those non-natives who faithfully and honorably completed a term of service in the Congo. It was the second decoration in terms of precedence after the Order of the African Star, introduced seventeen days earlier. The award consisted of a five-sided silver star 30 millimetres in diameter. On one side, in the centre, was a smaller five-sided gol
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Civil decoration in the Congo Free State
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Service_Star_(Congo)
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2022-06-20T14:00:37Z
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